Carbon sequestration

Agriculture Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil (Hardcover)

by John M. Kimble (Editor), Rattan Lal (Editor), Ronald F. Follett (Editor) "Over the past 9 years National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and Ohio State University jointly organized a series of international symposiums..."

The potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change is one factor driving agricultural policy development of programs that might pay farmers for practices with a high potential to sequester carbon. With chapters by economists, policy makers, farmers, land managers, energy company representatives, and soil scientists, Agricultural Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil explores a broad range of topics. It examines topics such as the effects of soil tillage and mulch rate, soil monitoring and assessment, soil fertility management, policy options, and the economic issues associated with carbon sequestration. This volume caps a "series" of books from leading researchers on carbon sequestration in soils by integrating the science with the economic and policy issues surrounding it. It provides agricultural scientists, farmers, and policy makers with innovative and environmentally friendly practices for improved land management and crop production. Agricultural Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil helps to identify strategies that can lead to widespread adoption of management practices that will enhance productivity, the soil carbon pool, and the overall environment. More

The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect (Hardcover)

by John M. Kimble (Editor), Rattan Lal (Editor), Richard Birdsey (Editor), Linda S. Heath (Editor) "This is the third book in a series about the potential of different ecosystems to sequester soil carbon..." (more)

Much attention has been given to above ground biomass and its potential as a carbon sink, but in a mature forest ecosystem 40 to 60 percent of the stored carbon is below ground. As increasing numbers of forests are managed in a wide diversity of climates and soils, the importance of forest soils as a potential carbon sink grows. The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect provides researchers and policy makers with an understanding of soil processes and their relation to carbon dynamics, as well as strategies to monitor and techniques to measure forest soil carbon. It covers the effects of management on soils in a wide range of forest ecosystems together with policy options that are effective and benefit both the forest community and the over all environment. This valuable reference provides forest managers, urban planners, land owners, policy makers, and the general public with guidance that will allow for a holistic approach to land management, environmental quality, and improved forest productivity. More

H. Griffiths. The Carbon Balance of Forest Biomes (Experimental Biology Reviews), Taylor & Francis, 2005, 1859962149, £106

John M. Kimble. The Potential of US Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect, Lewis Publishers, US, 2002, 1566705835, £115

John M. Kimble, B. A. Stewart (eds). Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems, CRC, 1999, 1566704855, £68.99

Rattan Lal, Carlos Cerri, Martial Bernoux, Jorge Etchevers. Carbon Sequestration in Soils of Latin America, Haworth Press Inc, US, 2006, 1560221372, £35.95

Soil Carbon Sequestration and the Greenhouse Effect, 2nd edition

Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil

Agriculture Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil

Rattan Lal (ed). Climate Change and Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Central Asia, Taylor & Francis, February 2007, 0415422353, £89

National Academy of Engineering (US). The Carbon Dioxide Dilemma: Promising Technologies and Policies, National Academy Press, US, 2003, 0309089212, £20.99

Norman J. Rosenberg and Roberto C. Izaurralde (eds). Storing Carbon in Agricultural Soils: A Multi-Purpose Environmental Strategy, Springer, 2001, 0792371496, £30.50

Robert T. Watson, Ian R. Noble, Bert Bolin et al (eds.). Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry: A Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, 2000, 0521804957, £40